The only things you will regret are the risks you don't take
I am reasonably good at skiing. Once a year I decide skiing might be fun. I can navigate down a hill without gravely injuring myself. I still fall. I actually have some rather spectacular falls. Really. But I manage to not look completely confused and out of place. When my friend asked me to go…
Continue reading ➞ A foray into snowboarding from the casual skiers perspective.
In July 2013, I decided on a birthday canoe trip. It was a short trip for my first time planning EVERYTHING on my own (our second trip in 6 days can be read about here). I was hoping to find an “interesting” campsite, which lead us to the waterfall campsite on Head Lake. DAY ONE…
Continue reading ➞ Algonquin in Three Days: Cache, Madawaska, Head Creek, Head Lake
Anyone in Ontario has probably heard the radio ads for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair coming to Toronto. It is only 8 days away and I am excited to share that I will be taking a break from my desk job and working as a Media Intern! I am so thankful for this opportunity and…
“The thought of leading a boring existence might be even more frightening than the idea of jumping out of an airplane at 15,000 feet.” “Indeed, some experts have suggested that taking risks, ironically, may bring periods of welcome abandon to individuals who have trouble letting life "just happen." I stumbled upon an article on risk…
The look as I tell people I went skydiving again is something to behold. But why? Didn’t you just go? Why would you want to do that again? Most people can understand one jump, in a cross-it-off-your-bucket-list way, but doing it again seriously baffles people. I think, although more extreme, it really is no different…
I have been looking for different ways to use my GoPro. The farm I board at has lots of little cross country jumps scattered around the property, so thought it would be fun to try a GoPro video riding outside. An added bonus is that riding on grass is good practise for a Hunter Derby…
Why did I want to do it? People keep asking. Mostly as a 25th birthday present to myself. But, that doesn’t really answer it. I have dreaded this birthday for a long time. I feel like I should have my shit together by now. Recently though, I have been gripped with this incredible desire to…
I am just as excited today, as yesterday, after being fresh off my jump. I was expecting to be terrified; not love it this much. I waited for fear to set in and it never did, just an incredible sense of wonder. So now, the question is when can I get up again? I had…
Shayn and I were looking for something to do one Sunday in August. I have been lamenting my desire to go tubing at Elora Gorge for about two years, so Shayn said we better go before winter comes! On route to Elora, we stopped in Guelph for lunch at one of our favorite restaurants –…
Continue reading ➞ A Sunday Afternoon Tubing the Elora Gorge.
I have wanted a GoPro for a LONG time now. I finally bit the bullet and purchased one recently. I wish I had thought about this earlier in the summer, as it would have been fun to use it while tubbing the Elora Gore (a story for another post) or while zip lining. Alas, that will have…